On Sunday 28 November 2004 16:59, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Jesse L. Purdom
[11-28-04 16:45]: Has anyone run into this before? Is there an alternative client I can have him use in place of the AOL Windows client. I don't want to install Wine as the system he uses is rather slow and I'm not sure that performance would be acceptable.
In earlier *internet* days, this post would bring laughs and flames you cannot imagine.
*Everyone* can do without AOL, just as you can miss the first 15 minutes at the movies and loose nothing except the comming-attractions and 10 minutes of commercials.
AOL is windoz of the internet (tm). I Said That!
I agree whole heartedly, but what can you do? At least I've gotten him to look at an alternative. AOL may be more trouble than it is worth, but it is till everywhere. I am an independent computer consultant and I can't count how many clients I have who run AOL. To have someone actually ask about alternatives is a big deal. :-) Jesse